Wednesday, June 07, 2017

Trump Nominates Christopher Wray As New FBI Director

He's a litigation partner for King and Spalding in Atlanta and D.C.,
and he worked as a prosecutor in the U.S. attorney's office in Atlanta
before President George W. Bush nominated him to be an assistant
Attorney General in charge of the Department of Justice's criminal
division.

He also played a key role in several high-profile cases -- Wray was
Chris Christie's lawyer during the "Bridgegate Scandal," has represented
a number of Fortune 100 companies, was a major part of the DOJ's
response to the 9/11 attacks and oversaw the Enron task force.

"He's more concerned about the mission than his own personal career,"
said Joe Robuck, a former FBI special agent. Robuck worked with the FBI
for 30 years and said he collaborated with Wray on a major corruption
case. He called him a "patriot."

"A lot of people when they're in high profile cases, they're in court
and are hard to work with," he said. "Not Chris. He was always calm
under pressure." Amy Weil, of the Weil Law Firm, also worked with Wray
for part of a few of her 25 years in the U.S. Attorney's office in
Atlanta. She echoed Roebuck's sentiments.

"Chris is super smart," she said. "He's an excellent lawyer, he's a
nice person, people like him. But he knows what he's doing."

Roebuck said he spoke with Wray on the phone Wednesday morning about the interview.

"It's not within his control," he said. "Somebody else is going to
make the selection, but I know that Chris would love the opportunity."